Great pics Neil :)

Thanks Dawn :)

I just treated myself to a new camera, upgraded from the 500D/T2i to the 700D/T5i :) More resolution, flip-out screen, little easier/quicker to focus, and better video functionality too :D

Just a few quick test shots from the park this morning -

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7598/...ab41bdf9_c.jpg
Swan on the lake by Blampish, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/...b959e0cd_c.jpg
Swan on the lake by Blampish, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7585/...c3a9e0fb_c.jpg
Swan on the lake by Blampish, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8563/...76585346_c.jpg
Swan on the lake by Blampish, on Flickr

The detail is gorgeous Neil. And I love the subject :D

Wow grt detail of the feathers Neil :)

Got a really clear night last night so I got out in the garden around midnight and took a couple of shots :)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8660/...19dc4b0e_b.jpgThe Man in the Moon by Blampish, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/...e7172f88_b.jpgJust a whisp by Blampish, on Flickr

Got another good one last night :)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8739/...b0f8f171_b.jpgI'm spinning around by Blampish, on Flickr

Wow I love your moon shot Neil. I brought a new camera at Xmas after seeing a video showing how it can zoom in for these type of shots. But I'm been trying to get a shot since and just can't seem to. Must be doing something wrong. 😞

You'll struggle to get a good shot of the moon unless you know what you're doing with the manual camera settings - the camera will see all the black sky and try to judge the whole shot on that, so the moon will come out like a glowing light with no detail in it.

If your camera has any kind of manual controls you need to be able to change those, looking for f-stop settings (a number, like f3, which you want to change to like f8 if you can) and then shutter speed, may be written as 1/60, that needs to be more like 1/300. If you can change those, you may get a better shot of the moon.

Oh and here's the best I could do at shooting the eclipse yesterday, through the cloud!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7646/...5bfab4c8_b.jpgSolar Eclipse by Blampish, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8747/...eac975bf_b.jpgSolar Eclipse by Blampish, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7650/...401babcf_b.jpgSolar Eclipse by Blampish, on Flickr

Thanks for the advice Neil. Will try and see what I can or can't change.
Great eclipse pics :)